teaching grammar(杨鲁新教授专题讲座).ppt

2010 国培计划 Teaching Grammar 杨鲁新 中国外语教育研究中心 北京外国语大学 lyang2003@ Outline WHAT is the purpose of learning grammar? WHAT and HOW to teach grammar effectively? What is the purpose of learning grammar? Question for reflection Some people claim that grammar is not very important as long as you can get your message across in the language you are studying. Do you agree with this statement? Without a good knowledge of grammar, learners’ language development will be severely constrained. Knowledge of grammar was viewed as one of the many components which underlay the notion of communicative competence. To be considered a competent user of a language, one needs to know not only the rules of grammar, but also how the rules are used in real communication. What and how to teach grammar? Teaching grammar (issues) Which grammar items do learners need most? How do we go about teaching grammar items in the most effective way? Are they best taught inductively or deductively? Questions for reflection What has been your experience in learning the grammar of a second or foreign language? Questions for reflection How do you go about teaching grammar? How do you correct your students’ grammar mistakes? Give at least three different techniques you usually employ in your teaching. Questions for reflection How important are grammar drills in second/foreign language learning? What are the assumptions of discrete grammar practice? Variables that determine the importance of grammar Less important focus on form more important Learner variables Age Children Adolescents Adults Proficiency Beginning Intermediate Advanced Educational Preliterate Semiliterate Literate Background no formal some formal well education education educated Less important focus on form more important Instructional variables Skill Listening, Speaking Writing Reading